utility crews from all over the united states have converged on this area. out there working on the poles. trying to get the power restored as quickly as possible, shepard. could still be several days away, shep. >> shepard: there were evacuation orders, there have been curfews, those have been lifted, right, casey? >> most of the evacuation orders, all of them have been lifted, that does not mean that folks are going to be sleeping in their own beds, under their own roofs. neighborhoods are still under water. you mentioned plaquemines parish today look at the video coming out of there. some of the residence allowed to go back in for the first time. long lines of traffic up on the levees of myrtle grove down there in plaquemines. people waiting to board boats just to get in. many still cannot believe that a category 1 storm left all of this behind. listen. >> the damage here with isaac, nowhere near what hurricane katrina. i mean, what i'm say something there is more damage and destruction and water here today than there was for katrina. katrina was a -- >>